Nick66
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Hey do you guys think it was smart for U2 to release the album the way they did? I can see pros and cons on both sides.
Discuss.
Discuss.
The trouble is that in America if you're not Taylor Swift or Iggy Whatshername then Twitter and Instagram hate you. If you're in countries outside the US, you barely know who Taylor Swift is. The US market is truly like another planet. U2 would be wise to leave it the eff alone and just tour here for the fans that are more than willing to pay to see them multiple times.
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The trouble is that in America if you're not Taylor Swift or Iggy Whatshername then Twitter and Instagram hate you. If you're in countries outside the US, you barely know who Taylor Swift is. The US market is truly like another planet. U2 would be wise to leave it the eff alone and just tour here for the fans that are more than willing to pay to see them multiple times.
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On what planet does Twitter like Iggy Azalea? I always find it funny when people talk shit on social media users without understanding anything about them.
I wouldn't say that quote belies a complete and utter misunderstanding of what social media is about. You could simply plug in another media sensation's name with more 'relevance' and the spirit remains intact.
Also, I have no idea who those people are and which name would be an apt substitution. I'm totally clueless. Seriously.
Kanye? He's popular, right?
Hey do you guys think it was smart for U2 to release the album the way they did? I can see pros and cons on both sides.
Discuss.
America tends to be egocentric when it comes to U2. When they are talking about us we listen. JT R&H ATYCLB(superbowl) I like that U2 are somewhat ignoring US. other than destroying our iphones
so number now at 33 million and counting
Were is this 33 million number from?
An obscene number of people who got their album.
From the site
The scale of Songs of Innocence‘s release is unprecedented for two reasons. First, in the days of physical albums, it would have been completely out of the question for any label, retailer, or label-retailer combination to distribute a record to a consumer base the size of the one enjoyed by Apple and iTunes. Second, no artist(s) have yet had the audacity to assume that every person in a consumer base that large and diverse would want their album. So to pretend like every iTunes user willingly and joyfully accepted the “gift” given them by Tim Cook and Bono is to ignore the very real fact that not all iTunes users are U2 fans. According to Apple, approximately 33 million people have accessed the album, but there have been no numbers yet on how many have deleted it or ignored it.
This Is How It's Gonna Be Now: Beyonc?, U2, Thom Yorke, and Surprise Album Releases | PopMatters
The 33 million number is the old orginal number that came out weeks ago. If you look on the article, you can click on the bit were it says "aprox 33 million" that link then takes you to this which is an old article.
Bono Reveals Secrets of U2's Surprise LP 'Songs of Innocence' | Rolling Stone
Two days after the grand rollout, I met a friend for lunch and he spent the first ten minutes griping "I got some U2 crap somehow. How the fuck do I get U2 off my phone?" He's 28, the age group U2 are presumably looking for to replenish their aging fanbase.
If this really happened then I fear the art of conversation is dead. If at 28 I would start a conversation about what's in my iTunes, than I am indeed the most boring man in the world.
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Two days after the grand rollout, I met a friend for lunch and he spent the first ten minutes griping "I got some U2 crap somehow. How the fuck do I get U2 off my phone?" He's 28, the age group U2 are presumably looking for to replenish their aging fanbase. Rather than leap to U2's defence (as if) I couldn't stop laughing. Does Apple have the numbers of people who called up to complain? Or complained on social media? Or those who didn't complain but were still mildly pissed? Because those numbers could easily surpass the oft quoted 33m.
Grandpa on iPhone complains about conversation not being what it was in his day.
I've got a cloud you can yell at.
Two days after the grand rollout, I met a friend for lunch and he spent the first ten minutes griping "I got some U2 crap somehow. How the fuck do I get U2 off my phone?" He's 28, the age group U2 are presumably looking for to replenish their aging fanbase. Rather than leap to U2's defence (as if) I couldn't stop laughing. Does Apple have the numbers of people who called up to complain? Or complained on social media? Or those who didn't complain but were still mildly pissed? Because those numbers could easily surpass the oft quoted 33m.
Does Apple have the numbers of people who called up to complain? Or complained on social media? Or those who didn't complain but were still mildly pissed? Because those numbers could easily surpass the oft quoted 33m.
"I've spent my life trying to make this thing that now everybody now thinks should be free. With U2, there was an incentive to get in front of as many eyes as possible. I can see what was appealing to them about that and they're getting paid for it.
"There's the argument, 'Did that help further devalue music?' Yes, I think it did. When you put your music on, or allow your music to be on YouTube, is that devaluing music? There's a whole generation of kids that listen to music on You Tube. They're not going to pay a dollar for that song - why would you? it's a complex problem."
Two days after the grand rollout, I met a friend for lunch and he spent the first ten minutes griping "I got some U2 crap somehow. How the fuck do I get U2 off my phone?" He's 28, the age group U2 are presumably looking for to replenish their aging fanbase. Rather than leap to U2's defence (as if) I couldn't stop laughing. Does Apple have the numbers of people who called up to complain? Or complained on social media? Or those who didn't complain but were still mildly pissed? Because those numbers could easily surpass the oft quoted 33m.
Don't be offended but I think what is really impressive is people under 30 don't knowing how to use their smartphones.
No offense taken, but.... Saying that a certain demographic don't know how to do this that or the other, or don't know how to start a conversation (whatever the hell that means) is a tad elitist. Especially when the individual in question simply doesn't care for a certain type of music by a certain band foisted on HIS smartphone.